© Jesse Hodges
© Jesse Hodges
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RVAS Apparel
Promote RVAS in the Community! Did you know that we now have quality t-shirts and sweatshirts with our RVAS logo on them? They are very [...]
The Bear Creek Community Bird Survey: Birds, Fire, and Community Science
This article by Chapter member Nate Trimble appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Oregon Birds. As readers of Oregon Birds surely know, birding [...]
A WARNING FROM THE SNOWBIRDS
The following article was taken from Writers on the Range with permission from the author: No, this isn’t about those folks who spend their winters [...]
Former sewage lagoons in shadow of Table Rocks smell sweet to birds
Here is a link to the article from the Rogue Valley Times: https://www.rv-times.com/localstate/former-sewage-lagoons-in-shadow-of-table-rocks-smell-sweet-to-birds/article_b1062784-cdad-11ed-93ff-cfae0913b50e.html
Our Calendar:
- Chapter Meetings
- Community
- Field Trips and Bird Walks
march
26mar7:00 pm9:00 pmMarch Chapter Meeting: Lake Albert
Event Details
Ron Larson, a Klamath Falls naturalist and Klamath Basin Audubon board member, will talk about his 10-year project to document the ecology of Oregon’s Lake Abert in his new book
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Ron Larson, a Klamath Falls naturalist and Klamath Basin Audubon board member, will talk about his 10-year project to document the ecology of Oregon’s Lake Abert in his new book “A Natural History of Oregon’s Lake Abert in the NW Great Basin Landscape.”
Lake Abert is a globally-important habitat for migrating shorebirds that come to the lake in summer in the tens of thousands to feed on the abundant brine shrimp and alkali flies. The lake is one of just three, large, very salty lakes in North America, all of which are currently threatened by upstream water diversions and climate change. In the just the past decade, Lake Abert has desiccated twice, with catastrophic impacts to the ecosystem. Although the focus of the book is the lake, and especially the waterbirds, the biota that live around the lake is also discussed — from lichens to lizards, as well as the areas’ geology, archaeology, and other natural history subjects. The book is richly illustrated with over 100 of Ron’s photographs, mostly in color. Please come and learn about the book and the amazing natural history of Lake Abert. Ron will have a few copies of his book available for $45.
Having grown up along the Oregon coast, Ron wanted to be a marine biologist. After completing a PhD in marine sciences in Canada, he did a post-doc in Florida, where he used submersibles to study deep-sea animals. Later, he took a job with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Georgia, then Mississippi, and finally moving to Klamath Falls, Oregon, where he retired in 2014. His work with the USFWS focused on water development and endangered species, work that was both challenging and interesting. His research interests include the ecology of waterbirds, especially shorebirds using saline lakes, as well as rails and bitterns in marshes. Ron just completed a decade-long project and writing a book about the natural history of Lake Abert, a salt lake in located in southcentral Oregon that attracts thousands of waterbirds every summer. He is currently working with a group of scientists studying the effects of climate change on Great Basin lakes. His hobbies include birding, photography, and travel. Ron is a board member of the Oregon Lakes Association and the Klamath Basin Audubon Society, and is on the Summer Lake Playa scientific advisory committee. He and his wife Kathy live in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The in-person meeting will be at the Medford Congregational Church of Christ- Lidgate Hall, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford. A zoom link will also be provided within 24 hours of the meeting.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
30mar8:00 am10:30 amWhetstone Savanna Preserve Bird Walk
Event Details
Whetstone Savanna, a preserve of the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, is a beautiful place near White City with valley floor oak savanna, chaparral, and vernal pool-mounded prairie ecosystem types. Join
Event Details
Whetstone Savanna, a preserve of the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, is a beautiful place near White City with valley floor oak savanna, chaparral, and vernal pool-mounded prairie ecosystem types. Join birder Marion Hadden for a birding tour. We are likely to see or hear Acorn Woodpecker, Bewick’s Wren, Oak Titmouse, and California Towhee. Northern Mockingbird often is singing this time of year. Registration is free and limited to 12 people.
To secure your spot, email Frank at fdlospalluto@gmail.com. Once confirmed, final details will be emailed to you a few days before the hike.
DATE: Saturday Mar 30
TIME: 8-10:30 am
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 am - 10:30 am(GMT-07:00)
april
03apr8:30 pm12:00 pmFirst Wednesday Bird Walk
Event Details
Join RVAS for our monthly outing to Denman Wildlife Area. Walks begin at 8:30 am and end before noon, and are led by Jim Hostick. The gate will be open
Event Details
Join RVAS for our monthly outing to Denman Wildlife Area. Walks begin at 8:30 am and end before noon, and are led by Jim Hostick. The gate will be open from 8:00 – 8:20 am. Participants need to purchase an ODFW Area Parking Permit at the ODFW Office, Sportsman’s Warehouse on Delta Waters and Highway 62 in Medford, or at Bi-Mart. We request that all participants be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Directions to meeting spot: We will meet at the entrance off Agate Rd. between 1/4 and 1/2 mile past the fire station on the left side of the road. Coming out Table Rock Rd., turn right on Antelope Rd. and go to the light on Agate Rd. and turn left. The fire station will be on your left at the corner of Ave. G and Agate Rd. Go 1/4 to /12 mile past the fire station and the gate will be on your left. Coming out on Highway 62 to Antelope Rd., turn left and go to the next light. Turn right and continue to the gate on Agate Rd.
Time
(Wednesday) 8:30 pm - 12:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
11apr(apr 11)11:00 am14(apr 14)11:00 amOlympic BirdFest
Event Details
Olympic BirdFest, Sequim, WA. April 11-14. Explore the shoreline, woodlands and prairie adjacent to Olympic National Park. Add on 3-day San Juan Island expedition, day trip around Protection Island Nation
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Olympic BirdFest, Sequim, WA. April 11-14. Explore the shoreline, woodlands and prairie adjacent to Olympic National Park. Add on 3-day San Juan Island expedition, day trip around Protection Island Nation Sanctuary, and 3 days to Makah Indian Reservation at Neah Bay, WA. Registration opens online Jan. 1, 2024 and fills up fast! See olympicbirdfest.org or call 360-681-5636
Time
11 (Thursday) 11:00 am - 14 (Sunday) 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
21apr8:00 am11:00 amBear Creek Greenway Birding
Event Details
Sunday, April 21, 8am-11am Lynn Newbry Park, Talent Bird the Bear Creek Greenway with Dr. Pepper Trail and look for resident and migratory birds along the creek and floodplain ponds. Learn
Event Details
Sunday, April 21, 8am-11am
Lynn Newbry Park, Talent
Bird the Bear Creek Greenway with Dr. Pepper Trail and look for resident and migratory birds along the creek and floodplain ponds. Learn about post-fire monitoring through the Bear Creek Community Bird Survey and the importance of native multi-story streamside forests for wildlife. Meet at the Lynn Newbry parking lot at 8am. To register for this free outing, contact fdlospalluto@gmail.com.
Time
(Sunday) 8:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
24apr(apr 24)2:00 pm28(apr 28)2:00 pmSave the Date – KBO Bear Divide Trip with Dr. Ryan Terrill
Event Details
Join KBO’s Science Director for an avian awe-inspiring experience, a spectacle of spring bird migration that is on full display at Bear Divide in the western San Gabriel Mountains of
Event Details
Join KBO’s Science Director for an avian awe-inspiring experience, a spectacle of spring bird migration that is on full display at Bear Divide in the western San Gabriel Mountains of southern California. Bear Divide’s topography is a funnel for long-distance migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway. Visitors and scientists can see and study migratory birds up close and personal. Registration opens on February 5th. To learn more, visit https://klamathbird.org/callnote/save-the-date-bear-divide-trip-with-dr-ryan-terrill/.
DATES: April 24 to 28, 2024
COST: TBD
More info about the Bear Divide trip and to register:
https://klamathbird.org/callnote/bear-divide-trip-registration-and-details/
Time
24 (Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 28 (Sunday) 2:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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